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Informationen zum Autor Manchester-born Kevin Cummins has an international reputation as one of the world's leading photographers and is famed for his iconic portraits of musicians including Ian Curtis, Bowie, The Smiths, Iggy Pop, Bjork, Debbie Harry, Bob Marley, Public Enemy, Patti Smith and Oasis. These photographs have appeared on magazine covers and in galleries and museums worldwide, including: Brooklyn Museum, Sydney Opera House, Pace Gallery, and other cities including New York, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Berlin, London, and Bologna. His work is included in the permanent collections of the National Portrait Gallery, V&A Museum and Manchester City Art Gallery. Cummins had a 20 year association with British Rock 'bible' NME, where he created many of the best-known images in modern music history. He was awarded an honorary doctorate (arts) by Manchester Metropolitan University in 2015. His monographs for Octopus include Joy Division: Juvenes , Morrissey: Alone and Palely Loitering , Britpop: While We Were Getting High Telling Stories: Photographs of The Fall and David Bowie: Mixing Memory & Desire . Klappentext A photographic portrait of Britpop, featuring the most iconic bands of the genre, with many never-before-seen images. Remember the rise and fall of Britpop - the seminal UK-based music and culture movement of the 90s - through its most striking images, with many never published before. Also featuring interviews with the heroes of Britpop, including Noel Gallagher. Hundreds of photographs taken by renowned photographer Kevin Cummins, chief photographer at the NME for more than a decade, showcase Britpop's greatest stars at their most creative and iconic. Artists photographed include: - Oasis - Blur - Pulp - Kula Shaker - The Verve - Suede - Elastica - Happy Mondays - The Stone Roses - The Bluetones - The Boo Radleys - Dodgy - The Charlatans - Echobelly - Gene - Kenickie - Mansun - The Divine Comedy - Supergrass - Sleeper - Menswear - Marion - The Seahorses - Shampoo ...and many more. Zusammenfassung A photographic portrait of Britpop, featuring the most iconic bands of the genre, with many never-before-seen images....
